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We're in the realms of the unsayable
Self-censorship is killing good writing, and destroying our liberal democracy with it.
Bret StephensContributorIn January, in what now seems like a bygone age, writer George Packer delivered a memorable speech, "The Enemies of Writing", for the honour of winning the Hitchens Prize. "Why is a career like that of Christopher Hitchens not only unlikely but almost unimaginable?" Packer asked. "Put another way: why is the current atmosphere inhospitable to it? What are the enemies of writing today?"
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